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I don't think we can - we have three CBs (McLoughlin, Carter, Wharton) and two 'full backs that can play there' (Miller, Pickering). If we're training and drilling three at the back and there's an injury or suspension, we're immediately playing a player out of position.

Unfortunately, I think the people willing to boycott are already boycotting. The people left inside the stadium simply won't do it.

I hope so too, but looking at his results there’s nothing to base this hope on

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What makes you think this? His goal return (and reviews) are very poor considering he's playing for the best team in the league.

Good lord if that's not enough to worry you then I don't know what is.

Let's not get bogged down with the details please, Inferi.

Our player council must be something quite incredible. Tronstad Riberio? Cantwell Yuki!?

And yet STILL I have the #Rovers Twitter fans telling me I’m just negative and need to support the team.

They’ll close it. Another cost reduced.

The most frustrating thing about Gueye is he has all the attributes and opportunity to be a successful footballer but for whatever reason (effort? commitment? desire? intelligence?) is going to let the opportunity pass. He should be doing extra hours drilling every week - even if that means paying Danny Graham or Jordan Rhodes out of his own pocket. He’s certainly paid enough to do so.

You won’t get a ban for it, that’s silly. You’re more than welcome to your opinion as long as it falls within the site rules, which everyone (including me!) has to follow. I think Gueye has shown over the past year that he doesn’t have the intellect to play football at this level. Perhaps calling him “thick” was a bit too brash, more of a “say it in the pub to your mates, but not on Twitter” comment, but I stand by the sentiment. I can reel off four or five occasions where he’s done things which lead me to believe he’s isn’t clever enough to be a success at this level.

Toth, Alebiosu, Tronstad, Cantwell, Hedges, Ohashi all looking good. Tavares and Kargbo looking terrible.

I know I say it every week but Kargbo is rubbish.

This money? We’ve brought in more money than we have spent (again!)

I’m not sure. I’d much rather he was thinking “I’ll move to crazy Rovers, score 20 in a season and move somewhere else”. I’m being deadly serious when I say I’d be asking him if he was seriously considering Azerbaijan and if he answered yes, I’d move on. Not the right character.

Any player considering moving to the Azerbaijan league over English football raises serious alarm bells.

Can we delete this before it becomes an internet meme?

Like Lord Sauron, he's always watching.

One things for sure - he'll have the game of his life when he returns to Ewood. He'll have the home end pulling their hair out and his replacement sent off by 60 minutes.

Apologies, you're correct RE Ribeiro. He's our best left back. I don't think Montgomery is good enough (yet) based on what I've seen. It's important to remember 12 months ago he couldn't get in the Chorley team. Kargbo I really don't see. He's quick, but so incredibly wasteful he makes Dolan look like Pirlo.

My officially unofficial "good enough or not good enough" ratings below, based on what I've seen over the last 12 months: Good Enough Toth Alebiosu Hyam Mclouglin Pickering Tronny Cantwell Ohashi Unknown Michalski Miller Carter Wharton Tavares Baradji Henriksson Tyjon Miro Not Good Enough Montgomery De Neve Forshaw Hedges Kargbo Gueye

Most stay at what was The Avenue, now owned by Dunny, especially close to the end of the window and are then given advice on where to live from the captain and liaison. Younger players tend to go towards Manchester, those with families often stay local.

God, I’d love to see the package Suhail puts together for this. €1.5 million upfront. Paid over 5 seasons. €1 million if we finish top 10 in the Premier League in the next 3 seasons. €1.5 million if Isak is a Newcastle player in 2027. €1 million if Motherwell beat Barcelona in a Champions League fixture before 2030. €1 million if our owners beat a tax case against the Indian Government who have a 97% success rate in court.

Forshaw signed because he’s English, so helps that quota, is happy to sit on the bench and if we need someone to bring on when we’re comfortably winning he can do a job?